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By Peter Edson, Press Washington correspondent
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Shipyard told to recognize unions by WLB
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President asks new appropriation
Washington (UP) –
President Roosevelt today asked Congress for supplemental appropriations totaling $75,732,920, including $26,990,000 for the Office of War Information.
OWI’s funds for the first four months of the current fiscal year have come out of Mr. Roosevelt’s emergency fund. The proposed $26,990,000 appropriation would finance it for the remaining eight months of the fiscal year.
Petrillo union raps U.S. suit for injunction
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Murray urges ‘Victory tax’ be eliminated
CIO chief also calls for retention of increase in security levy
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Aussies near main Jap base in mountains
Push past enemy’s second defense line continues in New Guinea
By Don Caswell, United Press staff writer
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Step up activities to help war effort, Gen. Grant asks American women
Audience at Forum hears grandson of former President
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U.S. Navy Department (October 3, 1942)
Communiqué No. 138
North Pacific.
U.S. Army troops, covered and supported by units of the U.S. Navy, have recently occupied positions in the Andreanof group of the Aleutian Islands. Occupation was effected without enemy opposition. Army aircraft, including B-24 (Consolidated) and B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombers, and P-38 (Lockheed Lightning), P-39 (Bell Airacobra), and P-40 (Curtiss) pursuit planes, are now operating from air fields in these islands.
On September 29, the enemy cargo ship which was attacked northwest of Kiska on the 28th was again bombed and strafed by Army aircraft. No opposition was encountered and the ship appeared to have been abandoned.
On September 30, in the face of considerable antiaircraft opposition. Army Consolidated B-24s bombed ships in the harbor at Kiska. An enemy transport was set afire by two direct hits. The camp area also was bombed and several fires resulted. All our planes returned.